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FILE - The Kentucky Capitol is seen, Jan. 14, 2020, in Frankfort, Ky. Republican lawmakers have advanced a school choice constitutional amendment that could become the most hotly debated state issue this fall if the proposal reaches Kentucky’s ballot. The measure cleared a GOP-led House panel Tuesday, March 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

Open government advocate still has concerns over revised open records bill passed by Kentucky House

Associated Press

A closely scrutinized open-records measure dealing with public access to the flow of electronic messages among government officials won passage in the Kentucky House on Tuesday.

FILE - The Kentucky state Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., is pictured on April 7, 2021. Republicans have expanded their overwhelming majorities in the Kentucky legislature. The GOP claimed sweeping victories statewide in voting that concluded Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

A closer look at an Open Records bill this week on Capitol Chat

Alan Lytle

Laura Cullen Glasscock, editor and publisher of the Frankfort-based Kentucky Gazette talks about proposed legislation affecting Kentucky's existing Open Records law and the pushback House Bill 509 has already received.

Transparency Groups Cry Foul Over Proposed Open Records Reforms

Josh James

Legislation on the fast track to approval in the Kentucky General Assembly is being called a "substantial rewrite" of the state's open records law.…

Marshall County Parent Pleads With Lawmakers To Limit Access To Images

Josh James

A bill creating a new exemption to state Open Records law is on its way to the Kentucky House. Proponents, including the father of a slain Marshall County…

Abortion, School Council Changes On Their Way To The Kentucky House

Josh James

The first of a series of abortion-related bills unveiled this week sailed through the Kentucky Senate Friday, as lawmakers prepared for a January hiatus.…